20 movies like The Wild and the Innocent, ordered by similarity : Return to Snowy River(1988), Love Finds a Home(2008), Roughshod(1949), The Man From Snowy River(1982), Texas Terror(1935), The Hateful Eight(2015), Union Pacific(1939), The Far Country(1955), Way Out West(1937), Canyon Passage(1946), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days(1979), A Fistful of Dollars(1964) ...
Western
USA
1959
84 Minutes
Audie Murphy Joanne Dru Sandra Dee Gilbert Roland Jim Backus George Mitchell Peter Breck
trapper nephew daughter vagabond sheriff parent charming endearing spirited playful wyoming small town mountain dance hall innocence coming of age travel unlikely friendship fur trade corruption
In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancy goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into trouble when he tries to save runaway saloon girl Rosalie from her shameful job.
Western
Australia
1988
99 Minutes
Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Brian Dennehy Nicholas Eadie Bryan Marshall Rhys McConnochie Mark Hembrow Peter Cummins Cornelia Frances Tony Barry
cattleman love interest father banker son romantic rival tender spirited mountain cabin australia range snowy river love triangle father/daughter relationship jealousy horses love reunion forbidden love
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend is being pursued by another man, and her father doesn't want Jim back into her life.
Drama, Western
Canada
2008
90 Minutes
Patty Duke Sarah Jones Haylie Duff Jordan Bridges Courtney Halverson Michael Trevino Jeffrey Muller Dahlia Salem
midwife doctor adopted daughter pregnant woman friend uplifting melodramatic moving united states small town pregnancy infertility adoption first love love home life folk medicine birth love growing up
Follows the relationship between a classical music critic and a country music star after a one night stand, which results in an unplanned pregnancy.
Western
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Robert Sterling Gloria Grahame Claude Jarman Jr. John Ireland Jeff Donnell Myrna Dell Martha Hyer George Cooper Jeff Corey Sara Haden James Bell
cattle rancher younger brother sheriff ex-convict friend dance hall girl engaging melodramatic spirited thrilling california trail ranch mountain american west ranchers siblings escaped criminals ambush murder
Three escaped convicts, planning revenge, search for rancher Clay Phillips who, on the way to Sonora with a few horses, stops to help four saloon girls stranded by the roadside.
Western
Australia
1982
102 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Jack Thompson Lorraine Bayly Tommy Dysart Bruce Kerr
cowboy rancher father daughter rival young man heartwarming powerful spectacular australia mountain ranch countryside mine home father/daughter relationship ambition honor horse breaking sibling rivalry
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, Jim takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Western
USA
1935
58 Minutes
John Wayne Lucile Browne Roy Mason George "Gabby" Hayes Jay Wilsey Bert Dillard Bobby Nelson Fern Emmett John Ince Henry Roquemore Jack Duffy
foreman daughter sheriff outlaw native american best friend gutsy engaging ranch town sheriff's office house dance hall texas false accusations redemption theft gunfight cattle rustling friendship
Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters his dead buddy's daughter, who has come ... See full summary »
Western
USA
2015
168 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kurt Russell Jennifer Jason Leigh Walton Goggins Demián Bichir Tim Roth Michael Madsen Bruce Dern James Parks Dana Gourrier Zoë Bell
bounty hunter fugitive prisoner sheriff stranger man brooding bleak intense suspenseful frightening wyoming town stagecoach camp mountain trail american civil war bounty travel
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Western
1955
97 Minutes
James Stewart Ruth Roman Walter Brennan Corinne Calvet John McIntire Jay C. Flippen Harry Morgan Steve Brodie Royal Dano Gregg Barton Chubby Johnson
cowboy partner lawman saloon owner townsperson miner suspenseful gritty wyoming yukon mountain small town saloon ship klondike gold rush cattle drives double-cross lawlessness romance wealth
Two Wyoming cattlemen (James Stewart, Walter Brennan) drive a herd to gold-rush Alaska and find trouble.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Sharon Lynne Stanley Fields James Mason James C. Morton Frank Mills Dave Pepper Vivien Oakland Harry Bernard
saloon owner prospector young girl hapless men playful cheeky amusing frenetic wild west saloon countryside gold rush small town friendship deception adventure 19th century
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Western
USA
1946
92 Minutes
Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward Patricia Roc Ward Bond Andy Devine Rose Hobart Halliwell Hobbes Lloyd Bridges Stanley Ridges Dorothy Peterson
shop owner fiancée banker gambler best friend love interest spirited wild powerful oregon saloon frontier general store cabin portland, ore. romantic dilemma love triangle old west frontier life crime
Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
Comedy, Western
USA
1979
111 Minutes
William Katt Tom Berenger Jill Eikenberry Jeff Corey Paul Plunkett Peter Weller Noble Willingham Arthur Hill John Schuck Brian Dennehy Vincent Schiavelli
outlaw train robber friend sheriff partner crafty spirited suspenseful emotional american west wyoming saloon mountain desert train deception sundance kid partnership crime train robbery
A prequel of sorts to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) which chronicles the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie.
Western
1964
96 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Marianne Koch Josef Egger Wolfgang Lukschy Gian Maria Volonte Carol Brown Pepe Calvo Antonio Prieto Sieghardt Rupp Benito Stefanelli Margarita Lozano
mercenary sheriff criminal brother soldier hostage cool calm intense frightening gritty mexico small town cemetery hideout border town village violence robbery corruption
Sergio Leone's classic about a mysterious drifter's involvement with warring factions in a Mexican border town.
Western
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph Cotten Carol Lynley Neville Brand Regis Toomey Rad Fulton Adam Williams Jack Elam John Shay
outlaw sheriff rancher old flame daughter solemn intricate brutal mexico texas church wild west border town rio grande frontier justice love triangle friendship incest suicide cattle drives
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
Western
USA
1939
94 Minutes
James Stewart Marlene Dietrich Mischa Auer Charles Winninger Brian Donlevy Allen Jenkins Warren Hymer Irene Hervey Una Merkel Billy Gilbert Samuel S. Hinds
sheriff boss drunk singer amusing lighthearted small town wild west corruption romance showdown adventure rise 19th century
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
Western
USA
1938
55 Minutes
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Myrtle Wiseman Scott Wiseman Stanley Andrews William Farnum
business owner cattle rancher roy rogers love interest cowgirl daughter charming spirited thrilling ranch wild west house father/daughter relationship loyalty honor land dispute cattle rustling false accusations rivalry love
The one time partnership between two men has turned into a full fledged range war. Roy is the son of one of the former partners, the heroine is daughter to the other. The film featured and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
105 Minutes
Clark Gable Lana Turner Frank Morgan Claire Trevor Marjorie Main Albert Van Dekker Chill Wills Veda Ann Borg
swindler judge daughter old flame housekeeper partner engaging playful emotional train nevada saloon boardinghouse small town ambition romance father/daughter relationship friendship duplicity drinking
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Rita Hayworth Ed Cassidy Sammy McKim Yakima Canutt Harry Tenbrook F.R. Smith Eddie Boland George Plues
saloon girl gunslinger rancher swindler sheriff son patriotic suspenseful melodramatic wild west saloon wilderness sheriff's office town ranch horse thieves illicit business protected wildlife love triangle murder
Greedy rancher McGowan wants to have a local wild horse sanctuary closed, so he can capture and sell them while Tucson tries to break up Stony's marriage to a sexy, gold-digging saloon girl.
Western
USA
1946
90 Minutes
Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Sonny Tufts Barbara Britton Fay Bainter Henry O'Neill William Frawley Bill Edwards Minor Watson Tom Tully Vince Barnett
foreman schoolteacher best friend cattle rustler ranch hand sheriff engaging wyoming small town wild west ranch school stagecoach new life cattle rustling friendship romance love adventure 1880s
In Medicine Bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers.
Western
USA
1957
80 Minutes
Joel McCrea Barbara Hale Brad Dexter Gloria Talbott Verna Felton Douglas Dick Michael Pate Anthony Caruso Esther Dale Adam Williams Ray Teal
doctor wife daughter widow native american woman bully endearing spirited oklahoma wild west small town house farm oil field relocation native americans love triangle relationships territorial disputes old west
A doctor stops in a small Southwestern town to bury his wife. He decides to stay there and start a practice, but soon runs into violent cattle ranchers.
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
99 Minutes
Dan Blocker Tony Leader Nanette Fabray Jim Backus Wally Cox Jack Elam Henry Jones Stubby Kaye Mickey Rooney Noah Beery Jr. Marge Champion
blacksmith saloon girl sheriff husband wife bounty hunter amusing wild playful endearing american west saloon jail mail-order bride deception jealousy showdown unlikely romance mistaken identity love
When the town's sole blacksmith vows to leave because he was stood up by his mail-order bride from the East, the panicked townsfolk scramble to find him a surrogate wife.